A New Age for Quercus spp. Fruits: Review on Nutritional and Phytochemical Composition and Related Biological Activities of Acorns

AF Vinha, JCM Barreira, ASG Costa… - … Reviews in Food …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The current global food system must adapt to the expected growth of world population
(about 9 billion individuals by 2050). This adaptation will probably include an increased …

The value of universally available raw NMR data for transparency, reproducibility, and integrity in natural product research

JB McAlpine, SN Chen, A Kutateladze… - Natural product …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to 2018 With contributions from the global natural product (NP) research
community, and continuing the Raw Data Initiative, this review collects a comprehensive …

Optimizing the extraction of phenolic antioxidants from chestnut shells by subcritical water extraction using response surface methodology

D Pinto, EF Vieira, AF Peixoto, C Freire, V Freitas… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to evaluate the optimal Subcritical Water Extraction (SWE)
conditions of antioxidants and polyphenols from chestnut shells using Response Surface …

Fruit wastes as a valuable source of value-added compounds: A collaborative perspective

M Lucarini, A Durazzo, R Bernini, M Campo, C Vita… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The by-products/wastes from agro-food and in particular the fruit industry represents from
one side an issue since they cannot be disposed as such for their impact on the environment …

Hardy kiwifruit leaves (Actinidia arguta): An extraordinary source of value-added compounds for food industry

D Almeida, D Pinto, J Santos, AF Vinha, J Palmeira… - Food Chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
The present study reports for the first time the identification and quantification of phenolic
compounds, the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities as well as the in vitro radical …

Evaluation of the Phenolic Profile of Castanea sativa Mill. By-Products and Their Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity against Multiresistant Bacteria

V Silva, V Falco, MI Dias, L Barros, A Silva, R Capita… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
The chestnut industry generates a large amount of by-products. These agro-industrial
wastes have been described as potential sources of phenolic compounds with high …

Microwave-Assisted Extraction as a Green Technology Approach to Recover Polyphenols from Castanea sativa Shells

D Pinto, AM Silva, V Freitas… - ACS Food Science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Chestnuts (Castanea sativa) are valuable fruits that are extremely economically important for
south European mountainous regions. During chestnut processing, large amounts of C …

Valorization of chestnut processing by-products: A membrane-assisted green strategy for purifying valuable compounds from shells

C Conidi, L Donato, C Algieri, A Cassano - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The recovery of value-added compounds from chestnut by-products (shells, leaves, burs)
contributes to enhance the sustainability of chestnut transformation processes. In this work …

Castanea sativa shells: A review on phytochemical composition, bioactivity and waste management approaches for industrial valorization

D Pinto, M de la Luz Cádiz-Gurrea… - Food Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Castanea sativa is an outstanding species that represents a valuable natural resource for
rural populations. C. sativa shells (CSS), an abundant agro-industrial by-product generated …

Recovery of bioactive molecules from chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) by-products through extraction by different solvents

FM Vella, B Laratta, F La Cara… - Natural product research, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The underutilised forest and industrial biomass of Castanea sativa (Mill.) is generally
discarded during post-harvest and food processing, with high impact on environmental …